Īsvarapranidhana - an attempt to understand

 

According to Aranya Hariharananda, Īsvarapranidhana is translated as (special) devotion to God or the Divine (AG Mohan). In our secular society, the interpretation of this term in the context of yoga and everyday life is not always clear. This article attempts to categorise it, taking into account the tradition of the Sānkhya system of yoga. It was published in the Deutschen Yoga-Forum 3-2024, the official journal of the German Yogateacher Association BDYoga.